#also rip bozo

[joitiks]

completing kindred judgment like

[cotl-betrayal-sacrifice]

Double chapter day today, because I could.

[total-drama-brainrot]

This Alenoaheather AU is bringing me an unholy amount of serotonin and I love it- I’m still just now discovering it and I wish I knew about it sooner😭😭 But question if I may!

So, by the time Noah gets eliminated, where would you say his relationship lies with Alejandro and Heather? Like, does he leave the competition like, “You both tried to play each other, but I ended up playing the both of you, L” Like does he just think that Alejandro and Heather only romantically like each other, and he was just their attempt at emotionally manipulating one another, or does he at least have an idea that they potentially may feel romantically towards him? Honestly I’m just curious about how his elimination would play out between the three of them-

I'm glad other people are enjoying this AU as much as I am. Me and Perp are slowly spreading our Alenoaheather propaganda and it's working.

It's been established that Noah's elimination in this AU will take place at some point in the early post-merge game, probably either China or the Serengeti (though Niagara Falls might work too. We haven't exactly touched on how each challenge can/will play out since this whole concept has been put on the backburner), which gives his dynamic with Heather and Alejandro time to blossom from the initial double fake dating ploy into something more genuine.

Well before his elimination, Noah's been caught in his double-crossing ways; or to be more accurate triple-crossing, since Noah initially decided to play along with both Heather and Alejandro's schemes with the intention of throwing them both under the bus (or at least reaping all of the benefits for himself). But, by the time his ploy is figured out, the three of them have developed genuine feelings for each other.

As such, Heather and Alejandro are hesitant to have him eliminated; sure Noah somehow managing to pull the wool over their eyes for as long as he did was infuriating, but it was also impressive. Like recognises like, and the two biggest schemers in the game can appreciate when they've been outplayed, aggravating as it is, especially when the person who bested them essentially used their own trickery against them. Also, though the two of them would never admit it, both Heather and Alejandro know that they'd honestly miss Noah's caustic company.

Of course, at this point in the competition Heather and Alejandro are still deep in their "rivalry" phase, so it takes the two of them a very convoluted and overcomplicated conversation to figure out that they both share the same sentiment concerning a certain cynic- since every encounter they have with each other is practically a game of backhanded compliments and dancing around the true meaning of their words. It takes even longer for them to come to an agreement, given how stubborn the both of them can be, but eventually they manage to co-operate.

Which is what leads to The Confrontation, the point in the story where the two fake dating plots merge into Heather and Alejandro putting aside their differences to rule the game together, utilizing Noah as their shared right hand man since he's shown a knack for strategy and subterfuge. After all, why would they want to get rid of the one person on the jet who's able to go toe-to-toe with them in terms of scheming, when they can instead keep him around as an accomplice?

At least, that's the excuse they both use. But the two of them internally can't deny that, even if it was all pretend, Noah wasn't a bad "boyfriend" by any means, and they genuinely enjoy his company. In turn, Noah's accepted that neither Heather nor Alejandro are as insufferable as he initially assumed, and that playing along with their grand plots is actually really fun. (And maybe he also likes the two of them, but Noah would never admit that.)

But there's a a whole cast's worth of people on the jet who the trio also have to consider in their plans; it would be super suspicious of all three of them if the flirting and Aleheather's animosity suddenly ceased. No matter how oblivious the rest of the competitors are, a sudden public change in their dynamic would be the equivalent of waving a huge red flag and screaming "hey, we're in an alliance, vote us out!" Very counterintuitive to their goal of winning the competition.

So the three of them resolve to act as they have been during challenges, and sneak off to the confessional when it's most convenient/feasible to do so, where they can plot and scheme away from the rest of the cast.

This means that, at least to everyone else in the game, Noah's still in this weird grey area where he's actively flirting with both Heather and Alejandro. Or, well, "flirting", since I imagine most of the advances would be initiated by the other party and Noah would play the part of the blushing damsel- or more accurately the begrudging but highly amused recipient, since I just can't conceptualise snarky, stoic Noah being the type to get flustered easily.

I imagine The Confrontation would happen somewhere around London timeline wise (it just feels like the most appropriate place to have a major shift in the plot happen, for obvious reasons), which would give the initial fake dating aspect of the AU time to run it's course without getting stale, and allow the three of them to establish their dynamic as a trio before the merge hits. It'd give Alenoaheather around five or six episodes worth of time to grow closer as a trio (from Greece's Pieces to Niagara Brawls, at least) and have their feelings grow and develop at a natural pace, to the point where they acknowledge that, perhaps, not all of the romantic tension between them is fake.

And then, of course, the Fake Cheating Arc happens. Noah's elimination is the catalyst for this section of the plot, which Perp and myself touched on pretty heavily in one of our reblog chains, and at this point in the story Alenoaheather are in a sort of vague kind-of-dating situation; the three of them know there's feelings there, but they're all more invested in the competition (and their manipulation of such) than trying to figure out what exactly is going on between them. Plus, World Tour takes place in 2010- concepts like polyamory weren't exactly common knowledge back then, so the three of them wouldn't have any basis of comparison for what their dynamic is/would be.

That, and the three of them are all fairly emotionally closed off, so getting them to admit genuine feelings for each other and show vulnerableness to anyone would be like pulling teeth. As it stands, they're fairly content to continue acting as a Trickster Trio, contented to leave whatever's going on between them unlabelled for the time being in favour of focusing their time and energy on winning the million. There's an unspoken understanding between the three of them; what they have is special, inconceptual and indescribable by mere words... which is mostly just an excuse for the three of them not to breach the subject, since they have the collective emotional intelligence of a spork.

That doesn't mean they don't love each other. Because they do, even if some of them (Heather and Alejandro) aren't exactly familiar with concepts like "unconditional love" and "loyalty/compassion for someone besides yourself" and "lowering your emotional walls and being the most genuine version of yourself in front of the people who care about you". It's a steep learning curve, but they're doing their best.

But that's besides the point; at this point in the plot, the trio are essentially a throuple in all but name at the point of Noah's elimination.

That's why his suggestion of playing off of his "cheating" is initially met with hesitance on Aleheather's part- they don't want the one person on the jet (besides each other) they actually care about to risk his reputation, but they also know that it's a strategically sound idea. There's a conflict of interest between their desire to win the competition by any means necessary, and the budding sense of empathy they've both began to develop as a result of their situationship.

Of course, they eventually agree to his plan, and then the whole Cheating Arc plays out as it's been explored previously.

Which means Noah's actual elimination ceremony is a very tense affair.

He's intentionally playing himself up as kind of a scumbag during it, since he wants both Heather and Alejandro to appear as sympathetic as possible to the remaining competitors, so the three of them stage an altercation during that day's challenge where Noah's caught out in his "cheating", and consequently "admits" that he's been playing the two of them and it's all ingenuine on his part, to direct the majority vote against him. It'd kill two birds with one stone that way; Noah gets himself eliminated without having to do much out of the ordinary, since he's already kind of an asshole so all he really has to do is play up that aspect of himself a little and lie about manipulating his partners, meanwhile Heather and Alejandro can reap the benefits of whatever brownie points they gain from being his "victims" by using their own manipulative prowess to adopt the role of the ex-villains, redeemed by their shared heartbreak. Or something equally melodramatic.

Noah doesn't really care about the specifics of it, he'll be long gone before his partners can start playing up their "betrayal and heartbreak", and then soon enough one of them will win the competition. And spoil him rotten with their money.

So, during the actual ceremony, Noah becomes persona non grata. No one wants to sit anywhere near him on the benches, and the remaining cast members form a protective wall between him and a distraught Heather, who sniffles back quiet tears every time her eyes wander too close to the cynic's slouching, impassive frame, and Alejandro who's sat eerily still and taut with disgraced fury, who's fiery green eyes haven't strayed from the burning glare he's shooting towards the bookworm.

Not that Noah's a stranger to receiving glares; the rest of the cast are also shooting him some downright murderous looks. Though he is impressed by his partners' acting abilities. He's also physically biting back pearls of laughter- the gritting of his teeth only serves to make him look unapologetically indignant, and thus more irredeemable in the eyes of their company- because every time Alejandro knows that no one's focus is on him, he sends his cerebral partner a cheeky wink and a smirk. The smug bastard.

Unsurprisingly, the vote is fairly unanimous. Chris doesn't even bother trying to raise suspense or tension by counting the votes, since the result is inevitable. That, and the atmosphere is already so tense and dramatic, the host is revelling in it. Chris even goes so far as complimenting Noah for outshining Duncan's cheating fiasco, showing the audience "what real relationship drama looks like", and maybe even congratulating Noah on almost being as heartless as he is.

He's escorted to the Drop of Shame, parachute backpack in tow, but before he can take the plunge he glances back at his audience. A raging sea of hostility greets him, but within the depths of animosity two shining beacons of light greet him. Alejandro and Heather shoot him a fleeting wave, the ghosts of smiles flickering across their features before they continue their flawless acts, but it's enough to reassure Noah that everything will be fine.

(Spoiler alert, things don't end up being fine for Noah.)

Of course this is all just an idea I'm spewing out. Nothing in this AU is set in concrete and it's always open to peer review or change. That's the beauty of public AUs; you can do whatever you want with them!

[shkika]

So I have beastmaster now.

Iconic beast master moment..

We need a mod where we can straight up clean up and help Moon rebuild herself. In parts. It's like how Rivulet gave her the Rarefaction cell, but more...

[allgremlinart]

Mako's Only Fans.... no fucking way..... ...

[yjposting]

rip king charles you'll never be van palmer

[caelanglang]

I’ve been getting stuffs like this in my inbox and they are hilariously funny to me— i know I’m delusional, that’s literally why i make fanarts xD

but lately I’ve seen a user in twt with similar speech pattern(?) [actually now that i think of it how often do antis use ch**y* i’m actually clueless jdbdkssnka] reposting my work and just cropping out chuuya— which is still hilarious but also uncomfortable to see.

I’ve blocked them in both platforms and turned my off my visibility in the tumblr search. Am also thinking abt completely stop posting on twt just bc i think there are more pseudo accs and private qrts there :,)) But tumblr has been a place that offered me a lot of comfort and kindness so i don’t want to let go of this acc yet. I’m humbly asking if you know any antis/troll accounts or users i should be wary of here please let me know. Thank you so much.

[cryptid-creepture]

Chapter 20 Cut the Strings

[tarnussy]

I'm not sure if people who don't/can't use Godrick as summon can remember his moves in the boss fight but there is a move when he jumps forward, and after landing, he leans forward as if doing a pushup and swings his axe. Now if he is protecting you because you summoned him, this manifests itself in him leaning over you completely and I'm just

[iskhunbamcanonyet]

Is KhunBam canon yet?

9/24/2023: No

[denis-local]

oh no...

THE YASS VIRUS...

IT'S SPREADING OUTSIDE OF THE REGRETEVATOR COMMUNITY!!

RUN SAVE YOURSELVES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

Oh!

[hauntingblue]

Try not to make fights between two women look homoerotic challenge level impossible

[hydrasaura]

when i said that mha ripped off naruto (which i said only to piss off mha stans anyway) I didn't mean to sound like i was praising naruto. it was actually more like a sigh of disappointment, a reaction to seeing that all the problems that naruto had as a show transpired trough mha too and i was tired because watching naruto was enough for me but then i realized that my problem actually is that i can no longer stand watching shonen anime and i chose not to tire myself by cringing at the repetitive tropes and cliches anymore

[1dontc4re]

I got brainrot about future girldad Jacob AU so bear with me

TW: mentions of an abusive relationship.

So it’s been some time after the events of Lurking for Love (no idea about the endings, obviously, so this is pure self indulgent fantasy). Jacob and MC manage to have as much of an approximation to a healthy relationship as these two can have, complete with a beautiful and very loved daughter.

Jacob hasn’t killed or stalked anyone in while (well, maybe some stalking. He can’t just let his precious baby hang around anybody! He has to make sure she’s safe.) Jacob has everything he’s ever wanted in life, and things have been pretty stable for him mentally speaking. His baby grows up into an inquisitive girl, full of light, and then into a radiant young woman. Time has come for her to leave the nest and head off into the next great thing, college. This is probably her first time living so far away from her parents, so she’s understandably nervous, but hopeful. Jacob is obviously tense about the whole thing, but this is what his daughter wanted so he’s going to support her dreams. MC is more excited, getting to watch their daughter bloom into her own person, all the hard work they put into raising her paying off. MC knows being away from family is scary at first, but they can’t wait for her to get that first taste of freedom. Their daughter grew up around animals, going on camping trips with her parents and just loved looking up at the night sky. She became enamoured with space from a young age, reading up all that she could about it, even getting a telescope for her birthday. Her dream is to study astrobiology.

Quick note: MC knows about what Jacob’s done in the past (they were his victim at some point too, even if this is a fairytale ending scenario). They know Jacob’s done some horrible things. But they were willing to overlook all of that in order to get to that fairytale ending. He’s hasn’t done anything in a while, they communicate as much as they can, but most important of all, they’re happy. They probably know that the right thing to do would be to report Jacob to the police and forget about him, but is it worth sacrificing their happiness? Their daughter’s happiness? Everything they’ve worked so hard to achieve? MC never thought they would reach this point in their life, why throw it all away? They have this under control. Besides, they’re doing the world a favour by loving Jacob so much, without them he would still be killing people, right? So it’s better for everyone if things remain as they are.

Months pass and the couple try to get used to life without their sunshine. It’s hard, but they make it work. They call almost every week to check up on her (Jacob spends more time “checking out” her social media, to see if there’s anything she’s not mentioning.) MC starts to notice that her voice is not as chirpy as it used to be, she chalks it up to her being tired from projects and finals (she’s not posting as much either, just increasingly cryptic stuff.)

She finally comes back home for Christmas break. She looks tired, paler, with pronounced bags under her dull eyes, shoulders slouching, and feet dragging along the ground. A far cry from the confident and happy person she once was. She hugs her parents so tightly it felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders. She spends those first few days sleeping in her room, claiming she’s just exhausted. Something’s wrong, very wrong. MC waits until Jacob is out of the house to have a talk with their daughter. They sit on the back porch, having some hot chocolate when she finally lets it all out.

She met a guy. He seemed sweet at first, a nerd, like almost everyone doing astrobiology. They started dating, and then it’s like switch was flipped in him. He hurt her, badly. Bad enough that she can’t bring herself to say what happened. She can only sob in her parent’s arms. She says she never told them about him because she knows how her dad gets, “you of all people would understand, right?”

That night, while she’s sleeping, MC informs Jacob about what they know. Jacob is silent, but his jaw is clenched and his fists are shaking in fury. MC puts their hands on top of his and looks him in the eye, intense and knowing.

“Someone hurt our baby girl, now what the fuck are we going to do about it?”

[laulo821]

feeling artsy but not inspired. so have sum uninspired doodles. marie reading (her hobby) and of two dictators who had too much power feeding their ego but in opposite ways, making them mortals enemies in the afterlife

[brambletakato]

Saddest feeling on earth is missing the artists that used to draw that one blorbo in a way that struck a chord within you